I was driving through my neighborhood in New Orleans one evening when Brother Claude Ely came on WWOZ. I had to pull over and shake the goosebumps off, then regain […]
Month: July 2014
Skygreen Leopards :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
It’s been half a decade since we were treated to an LP from San Francisco’s Skygreen Leopards . Having taken some time earlier this year to collaborate with Ben Chasney (Six Organs […]
Bob Carpenter :: Silent Passage
Known names like Emmylou Harris and Billy Joe Shaver recorded his songs, but Canadian songwriter Bob Carpenter’s work has largely been overlooked, spoke of only by true believers and searchers . As is the […]
The Jayhawks :: Sound Of Lies (Reissue)
When I wrote about the Jayhawks’ Sound of Lies six and a half (?!) years ago, the album was ten years old, out of print and the band had sailed into what seemed to be their sunset. […]
Gal Costa :: Baby
Vibes, here. Gal Costa, on her 1969 self-titled lp , covers, amongst other Tropicalia staples, the Caetano Veloso-penned – Os Mutantes-popularized – “Baby.” Costa swaps out the mutant garage-psych for a taste of airy and […]
Jerry Lee Lewis :: Lincoln Limousine
Jerry Lee Lewis’ 1966 album, Memphis Beat , is filled to the brim with covers ranging from the Louisiana classic “Mathilda” to the country standard “She Thinks I Still Care.” But in […]
Lee Hazlewood :: No Regrets
The psychedelic cowboy known as Lee Hazlewood was a force unlike any other: his deep baritone, his effortless cool, his expansive, boundary-pushing production and, perhaps most of all, his immense […]